The Mighty Oak

[Bosun11 537]

I was all set to plant an oak or two when i moved here. Then i realised tiny oaks were growing almost everywhere.

Thanks to a local Jay population, these birds are prolific acorn stashers and a few of them will 'plant' hundreds if not thousands of acorns a year. Keep a local jay population and watch those oak trees grow, fecking everywhere..!!

So as its all good round here for the mighty oak, i'm still planting fruit and nut trees and bushes, in quiet corners all around my village, for future generations.

Need some more walnut and mulberry, or any old variety stuff if anyone can point me in a cheap direction?

[THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553]

Some top posts on here lads 

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[Arry 18,536]

10 minutes ago, Bosun11 said:

I was all set to plant an oak or two when i moved here. Then i realised tiny oaks were growing almost everywhere.

Thanks to a local Jay population, these birds are prolific acorn stashers and a few of them will 'plant' hundreds if not thousands of acorns a year. Keep a local jay population and watch those oak trees grow, fecking everywhere..!!

So as its all good round here for the mighty oak, i'm still planting fruit and nut trees and bushes, in quiet corners all around my village, for future generations.

Need some more walnut and mulberry, or any old variety stuff if anyone can point me in a cheap direction?

I will try and get you some walnuts this year if you want. Put them in the fridge for a while them plant them PM  me if intresteded. 

Chrees Arry

[fireman 10,774]

Some may have seen these pics before and some may also know i lived a hippy travelling life for nigh on 20 years,well a old travelling pal died and i wasn't going to let a bunch of strangers take him on his last journey so i collected him from the under takers and a few of us had a beer and a doobie one last time with him.I lined my truck out with Oak branches from the tree in my garden (see my previous post) along with other plants from the lanes and droves (where we used to live,told you i was a old hippy ) and he'd have liked his bed being down from one of the biggest Oaks England ever had.

[gnipper 5,945]

50 minutes ago, Bosun11 said:

I was all set to plant an oak or two when i moved here. Then i realised tiny oaks were growing almost everywhere.

Thanks to a local Jay population, these birds are prolific acorn stashers and a few of them will 'plant' hundreds if not thousands of acorns a year. Keep a local jay population and watch those oak trees grow, fecking everywhere..!!

So as its all good round here for the mighty oak, i'm still planting fruit and nut trees and bushes, in quiet corners all around my village, for future generations.

Need some more walnut and mulberry, or any old variety stuff if anyone can point me in a cheap direction?

Tell me what you want in autumn mate and if I can't acquire it I'll get it cheap. Walnut don't do well up here though apparently thats why we don't have them. Juglans regia is the Latin name I think.

[Francie 6,362]

3 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

I’ll hold you to that mate, I reckon we could have a bit craic an get on

Make sure you come in winter then Don, lol 

[low plains drifter 9,459]

20 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

What’s craic with acorns? Can he just stick them in some big bucket pots an grow em till big enough to plant out? Gonna grab some an let’s plant em, some big ole oaks about here I’ll grab some off

Plant them in some small pots, I'm working on a few acres of woodland and there's oaks sprouting up about the place the acorns are only surface deep

[shaaark 10,114]

1 hour ago, baker boy said:

Theres a stunning old Oak tree on the way into Porthcawl, not huge but a beautiful shape in the summer

Have to say, I've seen some beautiful shapes in porthcawl over the years

[low plains drifter 9,459]

52 minutes ago, gnipper said:

Tell me what you want in autumn mate and if I can't acquire it I'll get it cheap. Walnut don't do well up here though apparently thats why we don't have them. Juglans regia is the Latin name I think.

Lovely grain to the wood of the walnut tree, I remember reading Regia translates to fit for a king

[TOMO 24,843]

9 hours ago, fireman said:

Some may have seen these pics before and some may also know i lived a hippy travelling life for nigh on 20 years,well a old travelling pal died and i wasn't going to let a bunch of strangers take him on his last journey so i collected him from the under takers and a few of us had a beer and a doobie one last time with him.I lined my truck out with Oak branches from the tree in my garden (see my previous post) along with other plants from the lanes and droves (where we used to live,told you i was a old hippy ) and he'd have liked his bed being down from one of the biggest Oaks England ever had.

I like that fireman....and its something I have told my mrs to organise when Ken comes knocking ...I would much prefer my mates collecting me boxing me up and putting me in the ground at the top of the hill above the village....looking over the vally..

[TOMO 24,843]

11 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

Before..  

I remember watching on the news a few year back about a tree in wales ..it stood alone on top of a little hill ...it wasn't an oak I don't think ...that blew over and all the locals were very upset ....think lots of them had proposed to the mrs there .....

 

[fireman 10,774]

39 minutes ago, TOMO said:

I like that fireman....and its something I have told my mrs to organise when Ken comes knocking ...I would much prefer my mates collecting me boxing me up and putting me in the ground at the top of the hill above the village....looking over the vally..

A hurse costs around £800 to hire just to carry the coffin and it's full of strangers,i told the undertakers what i was going to pick him up and take him to the crem.They didn't like it but tough,we were late for the funeral and the under taker wasn't smiling much but we all thought it well fecking funny and so would have Dave who was in the box,..

[low plains drifter 9,459]

This is a canny oak tree I pass by in Dilston Northumberland

[TOMO 24,843]

spot on mate ....I think people think they have to use an undertaker....they really don't...I much prefer your way

[TOMO 24,843]

for the last couple of years I have meaning to put a pic up of a tree I go past on me dog walk....I think its an ash...

its incredible whats happened to it and its still growing....I will get a pic later today and put it on for you lot...